Hey, this is Stephen Fertake. I'm the pastor of Elevation Church and this is our

podcast. I wanted to thank you for joining us today. Hope this inspires you.

Hope it builds your faith. Hope it gives you perspective to see God is moving in your life,

enjoy the message. You know how I know you're important? It takes boldness to call

your sermon, you must be important, it takes boldness to call your sermon that, but I know it

not because of the car you drive, not because of the house you live in, not because I looked up how many Instagram followers you have. I know you're

important because of your storm. See the size of your storm tells me something about your importance.

The size of your storm lets me know the importance of your assignment. The devil

doesn't start a storm for somebody who is not threatened by. If you're going

through a storm there's something so big on the other side.

And if you may...

High five, three people say you must be important because that big bad

devil's been huffing and puffing and he thought he would blow your house

down but the trial trial deserve to prove your foundation.

Come on, my house is on the rock, I can't. I was so confused for so long. I thought the storm meant that God had left me, you know, but in this

passage the storm means he's on the way.

Did you hear what I said?

If you're going through a storm right now, or if one happens to hit on Thursday morning, I want you to know that

the storm is a sign that grace is on the way. The Bible says the storm came up suddenly. The moment Jesus

started in the direction of the man, here came a storm not because God wasn't

with him but precisely because he was headed in his direction.

Alright, So if that's true, if what I just said is true, that there is a storm that

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